Arctic claims

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In addition to Russia and the United States, the other countries that claim territory in the Arctic are Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

I’m writing to let you know about errors in this article. You fail to mention Canada as one of the nations with claims, and incorrectly identify Greenland as a country, which it is not technically for another 6 months.

David B.

Several readers noticed these. We corrected: GBU Editor

A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.